Judge puts off decision in Comey case as Justice Department seeks new indictment against ex-FBI head
A federal judge on Friday put off a decision on whether to dismiss a placeholder criminal case filed against former FBI Director James Comey, giving the Justice Department an opportunity to pursue an indictment over allegations of a decade-old news media leak.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has deferred a decision on dismissing a case against former FBI Director James Comey.
- The Justice Department is seeking to pursue an indictment against Comey.
- The allegations concern a news media leak from ten years ago.